Book: A Whisper across time

“It started with a whisper reminding me of things forgotten, things lost. Then it became deafening in its explosion of feelings.”

Twenty years ago, after listening to a radio programme about second generation Holocaust survivors, I experienced feelings that I’d spent a lifetime repressing. My experience of grief, sorrow and sadness had its origins in events which happened to my family during the Holocaust. I started to confront these feeling by creating a solo multimedia exhibition in 2005 called “Whispers Across Time.” A year ago I felt compelled to write my family’s story. It felt as if my ancestors were whispering to me, encouraging me to do this. “ A Whisper Across Time” is the result of these whispers.

This is the story of one family’s experience of the Holocaust. 

“Olga Campbell tells a very personal and moving story through prose, art and poetry, creating a multi dimensional snapshot of family losses and intergenerational trauma. Campbell’s art and poetry reflect the theme of sorrow and sadness created by this dark period of history.”

BOOK AWARDS

2020 western canada jewish Book awards

Winner, The Kahn Family Foundation Prize for Holocaust Literature

 

IPPY AWARD 2019

Outstanding Books of the Year Award, Freedom Fighter Category

ERIC HOFFER AWARD 2019

Davinci Eye Award for Book Cover Design

2019 International Book awards

Award-winning finalist, American Bookfest

This is a story of remembering and healing. It is also a cautionary tale asking the reader to look at what is happening in the world today. It happened before – it could happen again.

Part memoir, part art, “ A Whisper Across Time” will make you stop, feel and reflect.

A Whisper Across Time is a profoundly moving experience. It is a healing ritual, a Shamanic soul retrieval, a celebration of life, and a gift of love and gratitude to the family Olga Campbell never really knew. She reminds us that it is never too late to heal the sorrows of the past or to protect the future from the dangers of forgetting.

Ann Mortifee

Vancouver composer, singer, performer, and recipient of the Order of Canada

Olga Campbell’s poignant tribute to family murdered in the Shoah, is a personal triumph. With words and art she has created an emotional response to a psychologically wounded mother and her inadvertent legacy of trauma. Her enormous artistic talents and insights provide not only a measure of healing but also faithfulness to memory – the lives unlived are not forgotten. This is a precious contribution to the literature of the Holocaust and to resolving the consequences of catastrophic trauma.

Dr. Robert Krell

Founding President of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre

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Hard cover
156 pages
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